10 most daring dares

#6 Comic-Con Masquerade

The annual Comic-Con cosplay contest is one of the convention’s most popular events, with thousands showing up to cheer on elaborately dressed participants. Costumes range from the ever popular anime to comics to film — a veritable cross section of nerd culture. A master of ceremonies presides over the geektastic beauty pageant as cosplayers sashay across the stage in their fictional best. 2010′s Masquerade even featured impressive prototype creations to mimic Avatar‘s AMP suits and Iron Man‘s War Machine.

#5 The Donkey Kong High-Score Race

Some people want to be President. Others want to play Carnegie Hall or win a Nobel Prize. Then there are those with true ambition, those whose dream it is to become the champion of Donkey Kong. Trying to achieve the highest score on the arcade game is not for the faint of heart, and is even the stuff of movies. The 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters explores the rivalry between middle school teacher Steve Wiebe and longtime record holder Billy Mitchell.